The SN3138064A is a digital power supply controller from Texas Instruments offering superior levels of integration
and performance in a single-chip solution. The SN3138064A, in comparison to Texas Instruments UCD3138 digital power
controller (), offers 64 kB of program Flash memory (vs 32 kB
in UCD3138) and additional options for communication such as SPI and a second
I2C port. The availability of 64 kB of program Flash memory in 2-32 kB
banks, enables the designers to implement dual images of firmware (e.g. one main image + one
back-up image) in the device and the flexibility to execute from either of the banks using
appropriate algorithms. It also creates the unique opportunity for the processor to load a new
program and subsequently execute that program without interrupting power delivery. This feature
allows the end user to add new features to the power supply in the field while eliminating any
down-time required to load the new program.
The flexible nature of the SN3138064A makes it suitable for a wide variety of power conversion
applications. In addition, multiple peripherals inside the device have been specifically optimized
to enhance the performance of AC/DC and isolated DC/DC applications and reduce the solution
component count in the IT and network infrastructure space. The SN3138064A is a fully programmable
solution offering customers complete control of their application, along with ample ability to
differentiate their solution. At the same time, TI is committed to simplifying our customers'
development effort through offering best in class development tools, including application
firmware, Code Composer StudioTM software development environment, and
TI’s Fusion Power Development GUI which let customers configure and monitor key system parameters.
At the core of the SN3138064A controller are the Digital Power Peripherals (DPP). Each DPP
implements a high-speed digital control loop consisting of a dedicated Error Analog-to-Digital
Converter (EADC), a PID-based 2-pole/general-purpose ADC with up to 14 channels2-zero digital
compensator and DPWM outputs with 250-ps pulse width resolution. The device also contains a 12-bit,
267-ksps general-purpose ADC with up to 14 channels, timers, interrupt control, PMBus,
I2C, SPI and UART communications ports. The device is based on a 32-bit
ARM7TDMI-S RISC microcontroller that performs real-time monitoring, configures peripherals, and
manages communications. The ARM microcontroller executes its program out of programmable flash
memory as well as on chip RAM and ROM.
In addition to the DPP, specific power management peripherals have been added to enable
high efficiency across the entire operating range, high integration for increased power density,
reliability, and lowest overall system cost and high flexibility with support for the widest number
of control schemes and topologies. Such peripherals include: light load burst mode, synchronous
rectification, automatic mode switching, input voltage feed forward, copper trace current sense,
ideal diode emulation, constant current constant power control, synchronous rectification soft on
and off, peak current mode control, flux balancing, secondary side input voltage sensing,
high-resolution current sharing, hardware-configurable soft start with pre bias, as well as several
other features. Topology support has been optimized for voltage mode and peak current mode
controlled phase shifted full bridge, single and dual phase PFC, bridgeless PFC, hard switched full
bridge and half bridge, and LLC half bridge and full bridge.
The SN3138064A
is a functional variant of the SN3138064A Digital Power Controller that includes significant improvements
over the UCD3138064. For a description of the complete changes made in the SN3138064A, refer to
. The major improvements are:
The General Purpose ADC has been improved for better accuracy and performance at
extreme cold temperatures (–40°C).
The UART peripheral has been modified to include a hardware based auto-baud rate
adjustment feature.
A new Synchronous Rectifier Dead Time Optimization hardware peripheral has been
added. Benefits include:
Improved efficiency
Reduced synchronous rectifier voltage stressesShorter
development cycle
A Duty Cycle Read Function has been added to improve use in peak current
mode.
The SN3138064A is a digital power supply controller from Texas Instruments offering superior levels of integration
and performance in a single-chip solution. The SN3138064A, in comparison to Texas Instruments UCD3138 digital power
controller (), offers 64 kB of program Flash memory (vs 32 kB
in UCD3138) and additional options for communication such as SPI and a second
I2C port. The availability of 64 kB of program Flash memory in 2-32 kB
banks, enables the designers to implement dual images of firmware (e.g. one main image + one
back-up image) in the device and the flexibility to execute from either of the banks using
appropriate algorithms. It also creates the unique opportunity for the processor to load a new
program and subsequently execute that program without interrupting power delivery. This feature
allows the end user to add new features to the power supply in the field while eliminating any
down-time required to load the new program.
The flexible nature of the SN3138064A makes it suitable for a wide variety of power conversion
applications. In addition, multiple peripherals inside the device have been specifically optimized
to enhance the performance of AC/DC and isolated DC/DC applications and reduce the solution
component count in the IT and network infrastructure space. The SN3138064A is a fully programmable
solution offering customers complete control of their application, along with ample ability to
differentiate their solution. At the same time, TI is committed to simplifying our customers'
development effort through offering best in class development tools, including application
firmware, Code Composer StudioTM software development environment, and
TI’s Fusion Power Development GUI which let customers configure and monitor key system parameters.
At the core of the SN3138064A controller are the Digital Power Peripherals (DPP). Each DPP
implements a high-speed digital control loop consisting of a dedicated Error Analog-to-Digital
Converter (EADC), a PID-based 2-pole/general-purpose ADC with up to 14 channels2-zero digital
compensator and DPWM outputs with 250-ps pulse width resolution. The device also contains a 12-bit,
267-ksps general-purpose ADC with up to 14 channels, timers, interrupt control, PMBus,
I2C, SPI and UART communications ports. The device is based on a 32-bit
ARM7TDMI-S RISC microcontroller that performs real-time monitoring, configures peripherals, and
manages communications. The ARM microcontroller executes its program out of programmable flash
memory as well as on chip RAM and ROM.
In addition to the DPP, specific power management peripherals have been added to enable
high efficiency across the entire operating range, high integration for increased power density,
reliability, and lowest overall system cost and high flexibility with support for the widest number
of control schemes and topologies. Such peripherals include: light load burst mode, synchronous
rectification, automatic mode switching, input voltage feed forward, copper trace current sense,
ideal diode emulation, constant current constant power control, synchronous rectification soft on
and off, peak current mode control, flux balancing, secondary side input voltage sensing,
high-resolution current sharing, hardware-configurable soft start with pre bias, as well as several
other features. Topology support has been optimized for voltage mode and peak current mode
controlled phase shifted full bridge, single and dual phase PFC, bridgeless PFC, hard switched full
bridge and half bridge, and LLC half bridge and full bridge.
The SN3138064A
is a functional variant of the SN3138064A Digital Power Controller that includes significant improvements
over the UCD3138064. For a description of the complete changes made in the SN3138064A, refer to
. The major improvements are:
The General Purpose ADC has been improved for better accuracy and performance at
extreme cold temperatures (–40°C).
The UART peripheral has been modified to include a hardware based auto-baud rate
adjustment feature.
A new Synchronous Rectifier Dead Time Optimization hardware peripheral has been
added. Benefits include:
Improved efficiency
Reduced synchronous rectifier voltage stressesShorter
development cycle
A Duty Cycle Read Function has been added to improve use in peak current
mode.